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North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS), Chair

Body
NHS Improvement
Appointing Department
NHS Improvement
Sectors
Charity & Public Sector, Health and Social Care
Location
North West region
Number of Vacancies
1
Remuneration
£35,000 per annum
Time Requirements
2 to 3 days a week

Campaign Timeline

  1. Competition Launched

    04/10/2018

  2. Closed for Applications

    15/11/2018 at 12:00

  3. Panel Sift

    TBC

  4. Stakeholder engagement

    03/12/2018

  5. Final Interview Date

    10/12/2018

  6. Proposed start date

    1 February 2019, when the retiring Chair’s term of office comes to an end, although the successful candidate will be invited to undertake some preparatory work on behalf of the Trust during January

  7. Announcement

    01/02/2019 at 10:00

Announcement

An announcement has been made on the outcome of this appointment.

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Vacancy Description

N1729

We are looking for an exceptional leader to chair NWAS. This is a unique opportunity to lead the Board of Directors to continue the improvement journey of the Trust, by sharing your talents and expertise to help transform the trust and make a positive difference to your community.

NWAS provides 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent and emergency care and patient transport services to those in need. Their highly skilled staff provide life-saving care and clinical advice to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.

NWAS is geographically the largest NHS ambulance service in England, providing services to a population of around seven million people across a geographical area of approximately 5,400 square miles. The Trust handles over 1.23 million emergency calls each year, 1.6 million 111 calls and undertakes approximately three million patient journeys. Within this total, around 1.4 million patient journeys are undertaken by their non-emergency service for patients travelling to hospitals and other healthcare centres for treatment.  The service is commissioned by 31 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the North West and provides a wide range of services that cover emergency and urgent care, patient transport, resilience and NHS 111 service.

Person Specification

We are looking for candidates who want to use their energy, skills and experience to help drive the delivery of sustainable healthcare services for the people of the North West. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds who can apply their experience from different sectors, as well as from health, to this demanding role.

Full details are included in the chair information pack.

Additional Information

For more information and to request a chair information pack please contact Miriam Walker at NHS Improvement on 0300 123 2059 or by emailing miriam.walker@nhs.net, quoting reference N1729 in the subject line.

You can also contact the office of Michael Forrest, Interim Chief Executive, NWAS on 01204 498413.

How to Apply

Details on how to apply are included in the chair information pack.

This post is regulated by The Commissioner for Public Appointments